I went to Tokyo in the summer of 2008 for three weeks to take pictures of “the future”. What I found was even more impressive. The future began a long time ago in Tokyo, and so the whole city has a face, there has been so much organic growth – there is no master plan, the city has been shaped by individuals’ desires. The result is a structure that seems alive, even if you do not see the inhabitants, as usually the case with long-exposure photography.

Even more in his Flickr set.

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The iPhone photo here doesn’t quite do the scene justice, however. The auto white balanced slurped quite a bit of the intensity out of the yellows and pushed in too much blue [but] never fear. I didn’t just rely on the iPhone for this one.

Nice.

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“It’s as if you had a big aquarium, with a Bunsen burner below it,” [Webster] says. “The heat causes a rising and sinking motion in the water. If you shift the position of the burner, you shift the motion of the water too.” The El Niño Modokis also result in reduced vertical wind shear, which promotes the creation of hurricanes.

This means more hurricanes.

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I’ve been using this technique for years. The fewer chemicals we expose ourselves to, the better.

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My favorite is #47.

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Our study also indicated that bacteria can be tracked by shoes over a long distance into your home or personal space after the shoes were contaminated with bacteria.

Sure, there should be limits to how germophobic we allow ourselves to be (in some cases germs are good things), but if we know what we’re bringing home with us, we can make an informed decision.

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The book is largely a culmination of the talks I’ve been giving around the world over the last year or so. In some ways, it’s a continuation of Bulletproof Web Design, in that it was convenient to be able to jump right into examples and the core of what I wanted to write about. There are a lot of CSS books out there, and the last thing I wanted to do was just write another general overview.

There’s also a DVD edition, featuring Cederholm, for which he provided musical accompaniment on ukulele. How cool is that?

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It is critical to be keep the user informed of what is happening and how much longer the process should take.

Nice real world examples. My favorite is the crosswalk countdown.

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It would be great to see some additional links with tutorials for newbies, because my guess is that the people who know how to implement these techniques wouldn’t need this list.

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His tips include being “mindful of eating”, which is a little bit like the Buddhist practice of mindfulness of eating, also useful for losing weight.

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“Passengers near the tail of a plane are about 40 percent more likely to survive a crash than those in the first few rows up front,” Noland wrote.

Also, passengers in seats behind the wings had a 69 percent survival rate, vs. passengers over and in front of the wings, who had a 56 percent survival rate. People in first and business class had a 49 percent chance of survival.

“That’s why they put the crash recorders in the tail,” he said.

Also, bigger planes, like 747s and Airbus A330s, have a higher survivability rate.

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A protective face mask is an excellent way to cover the delicate skin on your nose, cheeks, chin, and neck. Our top-quality Face Shield is contoured with your comfort in mind, with a mesh panel in front for ventilation.

The downside is you will look kind of weird.

There’s also a protective drape in case you want even more protection, or want to look even more weird.

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